diff --git a/src/core.c/REPL.pm6 b/src/core.c/REPL.pm6
index 40433de64b5..0ff1800fb14 100644
--- a/src/core.c/REPL.pm6
+++ b/src/core.c/REPL.pm6
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ do {
         method repl-loop(*%adverbs) {
 
             if $*DISTRO.is-win {
-                say "To exit type 'exit' or '^C'";
+                say "To exit type 'exit' or '^Z'";
             } else {
                 say "To exit type 'exit' or '^D'";
             }
diff --git a/t/02-rakudo/repl.t b/t/02-rakudo/repl.t
index 5c13e99aa33..879f217f257 100644
--- a/t/02-rakudo/repl.t
+++ b/t/02-rakudo/repl.t
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ my $*REPL-SCRUBBER = -> $_ is copy {
     if $*DISTRO.is-win {
     s/^^ "You may want to `zef install Readline` or `zef install Linenoise`"
         " or use rlwrap for a line editor\n\n"//;
-    s/^^ "To exit type 'exit' or '^C'\n"//;
+    s/^^ "To exit type 'exit' or '^Z'\n"//;
     s:g/ ^^ "> "  //; # Strip out the prompts
     s:g/    ">" $ //; # Strip out the final prompt
     s:g/ ^^ "* "+ //; # Strip out the continuation-prompts